NXT Taping Spoilers

Off-Air: Byron Saxton introduced WWE COO Triple H, who welcomed fans back to Full Sail. Triple H proceeded to rundown the WWE Network announcement and programming that will be featured. Triple H then announced that when WWE returns to Full Sail on February 27th, the show will air live for the first time in a special event on the WWE Network.

* Brandi Rhodes is the ring announcer, at least for the first taping. She wasn’t introduced formerly, so no word if she’s using her old Eden Stiles ring name.

Episode 1; Airing January 22nd:

* Adrian Neville b. Wesley Blake with the Red Arrow.

* Alexander Rusev w/Lana b. Xavier Woods with The Accolade. After the match, Rusev continues the attack on Woods until Sin Cara ran out to make the save while “Hunico” chants filled the arena.

* Antonio Cesaro b. CJ Parker with the Neutralizer.

* Sami Zayn came out on crutches to talk about how his 2013 went and said 2014 will be better. Zayn asked Antonio Cesaro for a rematch to their 2 out of 3 falls match from long ago. Cesaro walked up to Zayn, grabbed the microphone from his hand, said no and walked off.

* Natalya w/Bayley b. Summer Rae w/Sasha Banks with the Sharpshooter. Kyle said the match was really good and had a couple nice spots.

Episode 2; Airing January 29th:

* NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension b. local workers who weren’t introduced with Fall of Man.

* Corey Graves comes out and says that he will never forgive Adrian Neville after he tried to end his career.

* Corey Graves b. Camacho with the Lucky 13 in a quick match.

* NXT Champion Bo Dallas came out to celebrate his milestone of being the longest reigning NXT Champion in history. Bo said that there will be a banner hanging to celebrate the achievement, but before the banner could drop Adrian Neville interrupted. Neville wanted a match for the NXT Title. Bo said he can beat Neville any time in the same exact time that earned Neville a title shot in the first place (4:45), except for tonight. The crowd then starts chanting “Bo’s a Wanker”.

* WWE COO Triple H interrupted and announced a match between Dallas and Neville right now and if Neville can last 4 minutes and 45 seconds against Bo, he will receive an NXT Championship match during the live NXT show on February 27th on the WWE Network.

* Adrian Neville lasted 4 minutes and 45 seconds against NXT Champion Bo Dallas in a special Beat The Clock challenge to earn an NXT Title match on February 27th. Dallas tried to assault Neville after the bout, but Adrian countered and ended up hitting the Red Arrow and counting, along with fans, to 3.

* Tyler Breeze b. Colin Cassady after Cassady was distracted by the appearance of Aiden English on the titantron, who entered a room the Enzo Amore was in. Kyle said the match was really entertaining. At one point, Cassady took selfies on a fans phone to mock Breeze.

* The Miz b. CJ Parker with the Figure Four in a quick match. Kyle mentioned the crowd did not care for either guy and after the match, Miz tried to high-5 some fans at ringside but got left hanging for the most part.

* Renee Young heads down to the ring to host a contract signing for the NXT Championship match between Bo Dallas and Adrian Neville on the live show on February 27th on the WWE Network. Neville signs the contract when Bo doesn’t turn up and afterwards, Bo finally comes out and tells Adrian to grab and chair, sit down and watch him prove why he is the NXT Champion. Dallas then called for his opponent to come out.

* NXT Champion Bo Dallas b. a local worker who went unnamed in quick fashion. After the match, Bo finally signed the contract and then he starts brawling with Neville up the ramp.

Off-Air: A video package for the WWE Network was shown, which led to “9.99″ chants.

Episode 4; Airing February 12th:

* Alexander Rusev w/Lana b. Sin Cara with The Accolade. Kyle says this has been the quietest match crowd reaction wise he has ever seen.

* Emma b. Alicia Fox with the Dil-Emma in what Kyle called a sloppy match. After the match, Emma grabbed a microphone and talked about Paige not being 100% healthy at the moment and says when she is, she wants her NXT Women’s Championship match. The BFFs came out and attacked Emma until Bayley and Natalya ran out to make the save.

* Mason Ryan b. Sylvester Lefort in a squash match.

* Tyson Kidd b. Aiden English when Aiden was distracted by Colin Cassady.

* Adrian Neville b. Corey Graves with the Red Arrow. After the match, NXT Champion Bo Dallas came out and attacked Neville until WWE COO Triple H appeared and stopped him. Triple H adds a Ladder match stipulation to the title match on February 27th between Dallas and Neville.

* Sami Zayn comes out and says that to this day he just can’t get the image of Antonio Cesaro beating him in that 2 out of 3 falls match out of his head. Cesaro interrupts and taunts Zayn about how he has never been able to one-up him. Zayn fires back with taunts, saying how can Cesaro be so sure if he won’t face him one last time. Cesaro says he will face him if he promises he won’t complain about the outcome. Zayn extends his hand to shake, but turns it into a pinky promise after the crowd chanted for it. Cesaro played it up, but ultimately said no again and kicked Zayn’s injured knee.

* As Cesaro was heading to the back, WWE COO Triple H came out and said he heard on good authority that Zayn’s knee will be healthy on February 27th and proceeds to announce Cesaro vs. Zayn for the live show on the WWE Network because the fans wanted it and if the fans want it, it’s best for business.

* NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension b. unnamed workers with the Fall of Man.

* Emma w/Bayley b. Summer Rae w/Charlotte and Sasha Banks with the Dil-Emma after failed interference from the BFFs.

* Adrian Neville b. Tyler Breeze with the Red Arrow.

Off-Air: The live special on February 27th for the WWE Network was being hyped up when it was announced that it will be treated as a PPV and it will be called “NXT: Arrival”.

Episode 2; Airing March 12th:

* Bayley b. Sasha Banks w/Charlotte and Summer Rae

* CJ Parker b. Colin Cassady

* Mason Ryan b. NXT Champion Bo Dallas via disqualification due to interference from Alexander Rusev. After the match, Adrian Neville ran out to make the save followed by NXT Interim General Manager JBL, who announced a tag match between the four men for right now.

* Adrian Neville and Mason Ryan b. Alexander Rusev and NXT Champion Bo Dallas when Neville hit the Red Arrow on Dallas. After the match, Neville stood over Bo with the NXT Title in hand.

Episode 3; Airing March 19th:

* Backstage, Adam Rose (formerly Leo Kruger) was hosting a party with a bunch of new faces in NXT including Kalisto (formerly Samuray del Sol), Solomon Crowe (formerly Sami Callihan) and a whole bunch of Divas. Rose will be making his in-ring debut tonight.

* Antonio Cesaro b. Justin Gabriel with the Neutralizer.

* Adam Rose b. Wesley Blake with a lariat. After the match, Rose held a mini-rave party on the stage with his party crew.

* Charlotte w/Sasha Banks and Summer Rae b. Bayley

* Alexander Rusev w/Lana b. Xavier Woods with The Accolade.

* Aiden English b. Colin Cassady with the Director’s Cut.

Off-Air: NXT Interim General Manager JBL came out and talked about the live PPV special on the WWE Network. He talked about the already 2 big matches announced and says add one more big match to that line-up, because Paige will defend the NXT Women’s Championship against Emma on February 27th. JBL also mentions that the next night, NXT will host tapings. In addition, John Cena, Sheamus, WWE Tag Team Champion New Age Outlaws and WWE Hall of Famers Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels will be there for NXT: Arrival.

from ringsidexcess.complease note that this round of tapings is very likely to completely replace the last round before arRIVAL took place.

Episode 1:

NOTE: Kyle arrived late to the taping, so what happened before the following is unknown. Once we know what happened, it will be added. UPDATE: Kyle asked around, says all he missed was a dark match featuring WWE Tag Team Champions New Age Outlaws.

* NXT Champion Adrian Neville talked about defeating Bo Dallas in a Ladder match during the arRIVAL special to become the champ. Dallas interrupts and says he his issuing his rematch clause. Kyle had a hard time hearing what else was said because the crowd was really loud during the segment.

* Charlotte w/Sasha Banks b. Emma after faking an ankle injury.

* Corey Graves came out as Yoshi Tatsu waited for a match in the ring. Graves said he’s sick of Tatsu and guys like Sami Zayn getting chance after chance when he doesn’t. Graves goes to leave, but attacks Tatsu when he turns his back. Graves locks in the Lucky 13 for a bit until Sami Zayn ran out to make the save. Zayn says if Graves wanted to get an opportunity, all he had to do was ask. The two faced off briefly.

* Sami Zayn b. Corey Graves with a roll-up in what Kyle called a “really fun match”.

Episode 2:

* When the commentators for this episode were introduced, Tensai was announced as “Jason Alberts”.

* NXT Women’s Champion Paige b. Sasha Banks w/Charlotte with the Scorpion Cross Lock. Charlotte carried around a cut out of Summer Rae’s face. After the match, the BFFs attacked Paige until Natalya ran out to make the save.

* Brodus Clay b. Xavier Woods. After the match, Clay grabbed a microphone and said he’s tired of having things being taken from him, especially an opportunity to shine on the big stage, so he’s here at NXT to dominate.

* Tyler Breeze b. Yoshi Tatsu with the Beauty Shot.

* Corey Graves b. Sami Zayn with the Lucky 13.

Episode 2:

* Adam Rose b. Danny Burch with a lariat. After the match, Rose held the rave party on the stage. Crowd is absolutely loving the character.

* Bayley b. Sasha Banks w/Charlotte with the Hugplex.

* Mojo Rawley b. Sylvester Lefort with Hyper Drive. After the match, Brodus Clay came out and laid out Lefort before getting a microphone and calling out NXT Champion Adrian Neville. Brodus tells Neville he has his eyes set on the NXT Championship. Brodus tried intimidating Adrian, but he stood his ground. Neville offered to fight Brodus right here and now, but Clay backed off and left.

* Bo Dallas came out to “Occupy NXT” just as Neville was leaving the ring. A majority of the crowd turned their backs when Dallas asked them to support his movement to get another title shot. Dallas was mad because they wouldn’t support him like they did Daniel Bryan. NXT General Manager JBL interrupts and tells Bo he will not receive another title match and he couldn’t even occupy a seesaw if he tried, but since he’s so eager to compete, he’ll have a match tonight.

* Tyson Kidd b. Mason Ryan. After the match, Tyson was interviewed and said tonight was the beginning of his fresh start.

* Tyler Breeze b. Angelo Dawkins with the Beauty Shot.

* Sami Zayn and WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos b. Corey Graves and NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension after an Uso hit a big splash on Graves. After the match, The Usos and Zayn celebrated with fans at ringside.

Off-Air: It is announced the next taping will take place on April 24th and the special guest will be WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E.

It's not so bad. At least he's actually doing something. Plus, as we've seen with Cesaro and Damien Sandow, this may be more of a case of Brodus being given the chance to flesh out his character.

I would be more concerned for Xavier Woods, who is already back on NXT after being recently promoted to the main roster. However, I feel like Woods' promotion was more of a case of bringing attention to NXT (like Emma and Rusev) rather than being a full-blown main roster superstar.

Also, I can't believe I didn't notice that Adam Rose's debut last week was from an entirely different set of tapings. Makes me wonder how recent episodes will end up by the time that they air though.

NXT desperately needs a tag team division. The Ascension can only have so many squash matches. That's why I really wanted to see their match with the Brotherhood, so we can see how they do against a great team. Apparently, Jordan & Dillinger are becoming a full-blown team, with matching gear and a team finisher.

* Adam Rose b. Danny Burch in a squash. After the match, Camacho appeared among the members of Rose’s rave party and laid out one guy dressed as a super hero covered in old comic books. Rose exited the ring and chased off Camacho before further harm could be done.

* Natalya b. Layla in a first round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.

* Mojo Rawley b. Oliver Grey in a squash. After the match, Aiden English came out and told Rawley yo leave the ring so a true artiste can show the fans how to perform. Rawley told English to make him leave. Aiden attacked Mojo, but was ultimately tossed out of the ring after a few moments.

* WWE COO Triple H comes out and discusses the success of NXT that has arrived in recent months and how the stars of tomorrow are taking over. HHH plugs the Takeover special and says tonight the #1 contender to the NXT Championship will be determined in a battle royal and the winner faces Adrian Neville on May 29th, live on the WWE Network. Triple H also says the NXT Women’s Championship tournament finals will occur at Takeover.

* Nobody was declared the overall winner of the #1 contender’s battle royal for the NXT Championship due the final 3 participants (Sami Zayn, Tyler Breeze and Tyson Kidd) being eliminated at the same time a tiny bit after Bo Dallas was eliminated. WWE COO Triple H came out and announced a triple threat match where the winner faces Neville for the title on May 29th at Takeover.

Episode 3:

* NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension b. Buddy Murphy and ??? in a squash. After the match, El Local and Kalisto come out and issue a challenge to The Ascension for a title match.

* Charlotte w/Sasha Banks b. Alexa Bliss in a semi-final match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament, advancing to the finals at Takeover on May 29th.

* Mojo Rawley b. Aiden English

* Colin Cassady b. Angelo Dawkins in a squash. CJ Parker was in the audience holding up a sign that read “This Sign is Recyclable” throughout the match.

* Tyson Kidd b. Sami Zayn and Tyler Breeze in a triple threat match to become the #1 contender to the NXT Championship and face Adrian Neville for the title at Takeover on May 29th. Sami Zayn was a split second away from breaking up the deciding pinfall and after the match he was visibly upset.

Episode 4:

* The main event was announced to be Bo Dallas vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E. If Bo wins, he gets an NXT Championship match and if he loses, he must leave NXT forever.

* Natalya b. Sasha Banks w/Charlotte via the Sharpshooter in a semi-final match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament, advancing to the finals at Takeover on May 29th against Charlotte. Sasha was going to be counted out, but Charlotte threw her back in the ring, leading to the finish.

* NXT Champion Adrian Neville b. Curt Hawkins in a non-title match with the 450 splash. After the match, Tyson Kidd came out and went face-to-face with Neville. Tyson talked about how he will walk out of Takeover as the champion. Adrian responded by saying the only person that has a chance of leaving Takeover with some gold is his wife.

* NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte w/Sasha Banks b. Bayley in a non-title match after a distraction from a returning Summer Rae. Bayley gave a member of the local special Olympics team her headband during her entrance. After the match, the BFFs beat up Bayley until Emma and WWE Divas Champion Paige run out to make the save.

* Kyle notes tonight has a more mild crowd than usual, plus a lot of families are in attendance.

* Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger b. 2 workers from FIP who went unintroduced. After the match, CJ Parker came out with with signs that read “I Get > 40 MPG” and “May The Forest Be With You” in protest.

* Tyler Breeze came out and talked about defeating Sami Zayn at Takeover to become the #1 contender for the NXT Championship. Plenty of “Olé” chants followed. Breeze says NXT Champion Adrian Neville is “The Man that Maybelline Forgot” and said he will become the new champion when he receives his match. Breeze then introduced the premiere of his “music video” which features his notable entrances which Kyle calls “total gold” and “NXT segment of the year”.

* NXT Champion Adrian Neville b. Justin Gabriel in a non-title match with the Red Arrow that was “really fun”. After the match, Tyson Kidd comes out which leads to a “Nattie’s Husband” chant. Tyson says he came out to apologize to Adrian in front of the world for his actions after their title match at Takeover and asks for another shot at the title. Neville accepts the challenge to close the show.

Episode 2:

* Bayley, Emma and WWE Divas Champion Paige b. NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Summer Rae when Bayley rolled up Charlotte after the BFFs imploded. The BFFs were bickering with one another pretty much from their entrance to the finish. Summer ended up taking selfies with fans mid-match.

* CJ Parker appeared once again, with new signs that read “100% Organic” and “I Speak for the Trees”.

* Colin Cassady b. Sylvester Lefort in quick fashion.

* Sami Zayn b. Mr. NXT (Bo Dallas in a mask) after ripping the mask off. Kyle noted his sister remarked upon seeing Mr. NXT, “that belly jiggle can only belong to one person”. After the match, Sami called for security to escort Bo out of the arena. Bo put up a fight by being chased around the arena. As he was being carried out by security, Bo grabbed a microphone and asked his BOlievers for help because he was being kidnapped. Kyle says this contends with the Breeze segment last show for NXT segment of the year.

* NXT Champion Adrian Neville b. Tyson Kidd w/Natalya to retain when Kidd grabbed a steel chair that was taken by Natalya, causing a distraction which led to Neville hitting a super kick followed up by Red Arrow. Tyson at one point had a 3 count, but Adrian’s foot was on the ropes so the match continued. After the match, Tyson was upset and kept to himself as he headed to the back to close the show. Kyle said the match could’ve been better, but was mostly on par with their Takeover match.

Off-Air: Bo Dallas runs around the arena again with security close behind asking for help.

* Colin Cassady b. Sawyer Fulton. After the match, the Legionnaires came out and attacked Cassady until Enzo Amore returned to make the save. Enzo grabbed a microphone and said he’s back. Crowd absolutely ate the promo up. Big Cass and Enzo SAWFT’d it up with the audience and they have a new theme song.

Off-Air: Batista and Eva Marie are announced as the guests for the next taping on June 12th.

* Tyler Breeze came out and joined the announce team for the main event.

A huge group of independent wrestlers entered the building before the fans. Kyle recognized Mia Yim among the group. Kyle adds that all male wrestlers are the same body type, no small guys at all kind of like a recent report making the rounds.

Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips and William Regal came out for commentary on episode 1.

Dark Match: Solomon Crowe b. Buddy Murphy via submission. Kyle notes Crowe is looking a lot slimmer compared to his Sami Callihan days. The crowd is already starting to chant for the released superstars from this afternoon.

* NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte and Sasha Banks b. Bayley and Becky Lynch when Charlotte pinned Becky. After the match, Sasha kept beating down Becky until Bayley returned from the outside and cleaned house as Charlotte looked on from the stage.

* CJ Parker b. an unknown worker with a kick. The crowd groaned during Parker’s entrance. After the match, Parker called out Xavier Woods saying he’s done nothing since being promoted to the main roster.

* Sami Zayn b. Justin Gabriel w/Tyson Kidd via submission. After the match, Gabriel originally had restraint but eventually joined Kidd in beating down Zayn until NXT Champion Adrian Neville ran out to make the save.

Members of the Full Sail staff kept bringing in folding chairs and putting them in every open spot because more people were filling in. Kyle says this is the most packed he’s seen the arena.

Episode 2:

* Summer Rae b. Bayley in a #1 contenders match.

* Sin Cara b. Wesley Blake

* CJ Parker came out and says he’s here to publicly apologize to Xavier Woods for what he said last week. Parker asks Woods to come out. Woods didn’t accept Parker’s apology initially. As Woods was leaving, Parker attacked him from behind.

* Bull Dempsey b. Angelo Dawkins in a squash. After the match, Dempsey grabbed a microphone and said he’s a human wrecking ball and he won’t stop destroying people until he becomes the NXT Champion.

* Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd w/Natalya b. NXT Champion Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn when Kidd rolled up Zayn. Sami pushed Tyson into the ropes and caused Natalya to fall, resulting in Zayn being distracted to see if she was okay which led to the finish.

Episode 3:

* The Vaudevillains b. Colin Cassady and Enzo Amore when Simon Gotch rolled up Cassady following a distraction from The Legionnaires.

* CJ Parker b. Xavier Woods with a “JoJo level of bad” roll-up.

* Sasha Banks b. Alexa Bliss via submission.

* Adam Rose b. Jason Jordan with the Party Foul. Kyle says the energy for Rose is unbelievable.

Kyle is surprised the usual acts haven’t showed up tonight, mentions he saw Corey Graves in the parking lot.

* Sami Zayn b. Tyson Kidd via submission.

Episode 4:

* NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension b. 2 enhancement workers

* Tyler Breeze b. Mojo Rawley in a squash. Breeze’s fingers were heavily taped/in a cast, so it seems one or more are broken.

* NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte b. Summer Rae to retain.

* Kalisto and Sin Cara b. The Vaudevillains

* NXT Champion Adrian Neville b. Rusev w/Lana via disqualification when Tyler Breeze came out and pushed Neville off the top rope. After the match, Breeze tried going after Neville some more but was attacked by Rusev and put in The Accolade. Lana tells Rusev to break the hold and they leave. Neville then hits a Red Arrow on Breeze.

Off-Air: Batista comes out for a promo which was interrupted by Bo Dallas. Bo kept referring to Batista as “Mr. Dave”. Kyle said the whole thing was hilarious. “BOtista” chants were present during the exchange.

I wonder if The Ascension might be called up soon, hence why the only have one match on this taping.

I do like the emergence of more teams in NXT. Hopefully, Kalisto & Sin Cara stick around, as they seem like a much better pairing than Kalisto & El Local were. Although I wonder why Jason Jordan & Tye Dillinger are working so infrequently.

And it's too bad that the Batista-Bo Dallas segment won't be on TV. Hopefully, it makes it online somehow.

Spudz wrote:Off-Air: Batista comes out for a promo which was interrupted by Bo Dallas. Bo kept referring to Batista as “Mr. Dave”. Kyle said the whole thing was hilarious. “BOtista” chants were present during the exchange.

* Tyler Breeze vs. Adrian Neville for the NXT Title is next. Tyson Kidd comes out to watch the match and causes a DQ when he interferes. Breeze confronts Tyson and they start brawling. Sami Zayn runs out and everyone fights now. This turns into Kidd and Breeze vs. Sami and Neville. Sami and Neville get the win to end the show.

Match Number Four: Sin Cara and Kalisto defeated Adam Rose and Sami Zayn to advance to the finals of the Number One Contender Tournament.

Triple H came out and announced the next live special on the WWE Network on September 11.

Match Number Five: Tyson Kidd defeated Tyler Breeze by count out.

August 28 Show

Match Number One: Ascension defeated two Unnamed Opponents with Fall of Man. Viktor mentioned they will find out their opponents for Takeover next week.

Your new NXT GM is William Regal and he announces the main event for Takeover. After Tyson Kidd, Tyler Breeze, and Sami Zayn come out Regal makes a Fatal four Way.

Match Number Two: Bayley defeated Sasha Banks with a Belly-to-belly suplex. Renee Young interviews Bayley after the match and asks about her match against Charlotte at Takeover. Charlotte comes out.

Match Number Three: Bull Dempsey defeated Angelo Dawkins.

Match Number Four: Tyson Kidd and Tyler Breeze defeated Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville after Zayn accidentally hit the Helluva kick on Neville. After the match Zayn stood over everyone with the belt and then put it on Neville.

September 4 show:

Match Number One: Charlotte defeated Alexa Bliss with Bow Down to the Queen. After the match Bayley came out to demand respect.

Match Number Six: Sin Cara and Kalisto defeated The Vaudevillains to become the Number One Contenders to face The Ascension at NXT Takeover on September 11. After the match, the champions came to the stage to stare down Cara and Kalisto.

In a post show dark match, Big Show defeated Cesaro with a Choke Slam.

Dark Match: Dana Brooke beat Devin Taylor. This was Dana's Full Sail debut. She reminds me a lot of Maryse. Taylor, formally a backstage interviewer looked good, if a little clunky in the ring. Brooke's finisher is a cartwheel into a splash.

Episode 1 - November 13

Finn Bálor made his ring entrance, dressed to wrestle. His mannerisms and the way he carries himself are so unique. Finn took a mic and said that he is the future. At this, Tyson Kidd, Natalya, and Justin Gabriel interrupted. Kidd said that he's sick of these big international signings hogging up the spotlight, but failing to deliver. He got good heat for naming himself an honorary Hart, and "Uncle Bret" taught him that nobody can disrespect a Hart. Kidd and Gabriel tried to ambush Finn in the ring, but Itami made the save. Regal made a tag-team match official for our opening bout. Side note: Bálor is pronounced BAH-LOR not BAY-LOR.

(1) Hideo Itami & Finn Bálor beat Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd (w/Natalya). This match could have gone three times longer than it did and wouldn't have overstayed it's welcome. Awesome work by all four. Bálor scored the pin with his diving stomp.

(2) Sasha Banks (w/Becky Lynch) beat Alexa Bliss. Bliss took a nasty kick to the face that left her with a heavy nosebleed. The finish came quickly after in the form of Sasha's Bank Statement back-cracker.

(4) NXT champion Adrian Neville beat Sami Zayn to retain the NXT Title. The finish came when Neville missed the Red Arrow and sold a knee injury. The ref threw up the "X" sign. Zayn made to help Neville up before he popped up and scored the pin with a small package. The heat on the finish was pretty intense, and they got some great shots of shocked faces in the crowd (including me!). They went about 15 minutes and made the most of it. If this match was only a taste of what's to come from these two, we should all be very excited.

Episode 2 - November 20

(1) Becky Lynch (w/Sasha Banks) beat Bayley. The heel duo tried an attack, but Charlotte made the save for Bayely.

The Vaudevillains made their entrance. In the ring, Aiden English said that the mark of a true gentleman is knowing what is due to him, and taking it when he wants. They heeled it up some more, before the Lucha Dragons's music hit. English and Gotch played scared while two little people in masks came to the ring.

(2) The Vaudevillains (Aiden English & Simon Gotch) def. "The Lucha Dragons." These guys spent five minutes beating up little people and still got babyface pops...

(3) Baron Corbin beat an unnamed jobber in 0:22. The crowd counted along with the match again. As Baron was leaving toward the stage, Bull Dempsey walked past him down the ramp.

(4) Bull Dempsey beat an unnamed jobber in 0:36 seconds. The crowd crapped on Bull when he couldn't beat Baron's time, and he acted frustrated.

Sami Zayn came to the ring. No dancing or ballyhoo this week. He sold dejection and said he's got a lot of things to get off his chest if Adrian Neville could join him in the ring. Neville obliged, and came to the ring looking intense and defensive.

Sami said that if he can't defeat Adrian Neville for the NXT championship, then there's no reason for him to be a part of the roster. Neville knows that, but chose to be dishonorable and take it away from him. Sami got emotional reflecting on his career. He told Neville that neither man owes the other anything, but asked for one more shot at the title. Neville said that he would face Sami right now, but that's not his decision to make. On cue, William Regal came to the ring and announced that in "three weeks" on December 11, NXT will "Takeover" again with the next live special, "Our Evolution." He made the main event match official. Sami stipulated that if he can't beat Neville, he quits.

Next, Bayley came out to the ring to address the crowd. She said that Sasha and Becky are bullies, and the only way to deal with a bully is to stand up to them. She said Charlotte isn't here this week to have her back, but she wants to call out Sasha and Becky. They obliged, and subsequently beat her down in the ring. Bayley sold a knee injury.

(4) Finn Bálor beat Tyson kid via DQ. Finn was going for his diving stomp when The Ascension hit the ring and pushed him from the top rope. A brawl ensued, with the locker room spilling out to pull them apart.

Episode 4 - December 4th

(1) NXT Women's champion Charlotte beat Mia Yim. Post-match, Sasha Banks came out on stage to taunt Charlotte. Bayley, on crutches, met Sasha on the stage, but Sasha kicked the crutches out from under her. Charlotte went on the attack, and took out Sasha, but Lynch made the save, allowing Sasha to come out on top heading into the live special. The Women's Championship match was made official for Takeover.

(2) The Vaudevillains beat Buddy Murphy & Wesley Blake.

(3) Bull Dempsey beat another jobber in 0:23. He still couldn't beat Baron's last time. Post-match, Baron made his entrance past Bull, without so much as a glance in his direction.

(4) Baron Corbin beat another jobber in 0:13. The crowd was having a great time counting along with the squash matches.

Post-match, Finn got on the mic and said that the match between them and The Ascension is official for Our Evolution. He said that he's bringing something that The Ascension has never seen before.

For the final segment, Adrian Neville made his way to the ring to boos. Neville said that while he isn't proud of his recent actions, he isn't conflicted about them, because he is still the champion. The reason Sami Zayn will never be able to beat him for the NXT championship is that Sami is too nice and unwilling to do whatever it takes to win, like he is. Neville warned that the result of the match at Our Evolution, and Sami's subsequent departure will not be on his conscience.

Zayn interrupted and came to the ring looking fired up and angry. He questioned if there was any respect or friendship left between the two of them, and asked Neville how he dares tell him how to live, work, or what choices to make. Neville offered a hand to Sami. Zayn sold conflict over accepting the handshake, and slapped Neville across the face before yelling that he is leaving with the title next week. Hot, hot, segment to end the taping. Neville has improved so much on the mic.

Post-show, Seth Rollins came to the ring and cut a promo hyping his match with Dean Ambrose this Sunday. The Vaudevillains interrupted and received Curb Stomps for their troubles.